I cannot believe how fast projects happen in Vegas. I guess between the fact time is money, the city is accommodating of these projects, and they usually work on 'easy' sites (plenty of room for staging, getting materials in and out, etc.), this can happen.

Just wish this was the case in Reno :-( For a few months, things were looking up, but not so now. Seems Vegas is unstoppable!

There is nothing easy about the staging area at PCC. Its one of the most dense projects ever done anywhere. There are six different towers all being built at once on only about 70 acres. But as a general rule, I agree with you, Las Vegas is most cases is much easier than building in a Chicago or NY. However due to the limited amount of land, some of these project are as difficult as ever. Take Palazzo, PCC and Cosmo, all have very little, if any free land to stage.

I give it credit for adding density, other than that it's just another 600 footer with several other towers either under construction or approved that are taller IMHO. However it is very wide for a 600 foot building which really will add density even though not much for height seeing as how it will be in a sea of buildings taller and some about as wide including the Palazzio, Echelon, and Wynn.

I'm much more excited about the Cosmo and the Encore at Wynn, and now Fontainebleau.